Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-06-15
NO REST FOR THE WICKED.

NO REST FOR THE WICKED.
Terrible Sensations aud Surrender OF an
Escaped London Murderer.
John Marshall closed the door of No. 15
Squalor-court, Drury lane, carefully be-
hind him. He felt each of his pockets in
turn for the key; thought for a moment
then pushed the door open again and took
the key from the lock inside. He locked
the door from the outside, and tried 1t
with his hand. Then, putting the key in
his pocket, he left the court and walked
out into Drury lane. A thin, gray fog
filled the lane and the court behind him.
1t was very early, and no one was STIR
ring. The lane vas as silent as the court.
He walked briskiy toward Oxford street
When he reached it he did not cross, but
stood hesitating at the corner. Then he
turned back and got into Great Queen
street and thence into Lincoln s-inn-ficlds,
passing through Chancery lane and out to
Fleet tstreet. A scavenger's cart was being
filled at the curb, and the fast newspaper
traps were hurrying along the otherwise
deserted street. He walked to Ludgate
Circus and turned to Blackfriars bridge.
The fog was getting thicker, and as he
stood looking over the parapet he could
not see the water. Crossing the bridge,
he worked his way along between water
side warehouses until he came to the
street that led to Southwark bridge. Co.
ing over this bridge, he walked up to
Cannon street until he reached King Will
lam street. A few minutes after he found
himself on London bridge. Early work
ers, wheeling and coughing in tho fog,
hurried past him The great city was
waking up. John Marshall sat on ono Of
the stone seats of the bridge and thought
over the situation. His elbows were on
his knees and his face buried in his
hands. London or the countrva" that
was the question. 'London or the coun.
try; London or the country; London or the
country" "kept repeating itself in his brain,
and he could get it to think of nothing
else. A shiver ran through his frame,
and he shook himself together. He must
Go something. This would mover do. He
pulled penny from his pocket, spat on it
and tossed II in tho air, covering it with
his foot when it rang on the pavement
"London, or the country. Heads for
London" He slowly raised his foot and
peered down through the fog on the coin
Heads it was. Hs put his hand in his
pocket and pulled out all there was in it,
A handful of coins and koy. He looked
ct the key for few moments, as if he did
den jerk he threw itovor his shoulder into
the river. The coins he counted. Half
crown-sixpeuce made three shillings-
aud two were fve-anoth9r half crown;
seven shillings and sixpence, tour single
shilllngs-e even shilling5 and sixpence;
two more sixpence5-twelve shill-
ings and siXpence; three pennies,
and halfpenny-twciva shillingS
and ninepen halpenny. H. put
part of it in each pocket, aud rose Across
the bridge down into the Borough, along
High street and Great Dover street and
into the Old Kent road. At an early fish
shop he made hasty breakfast. Down
narrow street, and then into a dirty lane
No thoroughfare. This was his spot. He
knocked az door. a slatternly woman
opened it
'Have you lodgings for single men"
"Yes; four shiliings, three shi.lings and
two and six week"
II want a room 10 myself, and want tc
keep tn myself"
'Right yon are. 1t will be four shlllings,
and no questions asked"
He pa her the four shillings, and three-
pence for a front door key.
He flung himself on the bed and slept.
1t was night when he ventured out A
street lamp set in the center of
the court made it too light, he
thought He hal not noticed it in the
morning. He made his way to the Old
Kent roa!, and thought of having soms-
thing to eat at the same place whore he
had breabfastej. Thon he chan red his
mind He looked at the contents bill of
the evening papers at a shop door. Moth
ing there. He bought enough to keep
him alive for the next two days in case ae
should not care to go out. But in the
morning ne went out again. He wanted
to know what the papers said. Nothiny
on the bills. If he had only known thatl
What a splendid startl A day and
night Gear, and this was the secoud day.
Perhaps the penny on London bridge was
wrong after all. But VIII It was he to do
In the country without money!
He spent the day lying on tho squalid
bed. Out again at night. As he Ime tc
the street a newsboy rushed past tho
opening of the blind lane, his papers on
his arm and the contents bill fiuttering in
the wind "Drury Lane; all about the
'orribie-" He was gone down the
street Marshall leaned against the wall.
and the bright lamp in the court seemed
to concentrate all it's rays upon him He
turned to go to lis lodgings again. No!
lie must see what the papers had. Two
minutes after he stood before a news.
cealer's. There was q crowd looking at
tue bills. What fearful black letters they
had. "Escapedp' "A clue"
''He has no chance said tall police
man, W no stood beside him unn noticed till
he spoke, when MARSHALL startei from
him. THE whole force is after him. Iru
be him against the worldn
"'Angin's too good for tho likes o. he,u
muttered q coster.
Nal shall got back iato the dismal roo1
he had net the courage to buy a papes
For the next two days he did not leave tn
place In the evening, as he stole down
TO get some food, he met the slatternly
landlady in the hall She shraak to the
wall, and stared at him as If he were
ghost. She gasDed: ''Who-who are
youfr
Third foor back" he said, grufay.
ADon't you know met / gave you your
money"
Still, with her back to the wall, she
edged further and further away, then
took some money from her pocket, flung
t at him, and screamed: "You vii /
Lain-r'
The next instant he had her by the I
threat. and she sank in a heap senseless
on the floor. He tore open the door,
banged 1t after him, and was oat in the 4
cooi air. How brutaily light the streets 4
Eerei He walked on and on There was /
40 pursuit stPictuTs OF MArshall," yelled 4
; newsboy. .-Give me paper" said the
nan, Ringing q poany TO the boy. He
stood under street lamp and looked at
he paper. There were accounte of whers 4